The work of art shown below belongs to the most important of the
Old Empire. It was found in the grave of the Prince Rahotep (Sun
Adorer), and it displays the prince and his wife Nofret (The Beautiful
or The Good). They belong to the early 4th Dynasty, about
2613-2494 BC. The statue, having a height of 1.20 m, is property of the
National Museum in Cairo, Egypt.

The SNAPO has issued the above sheet in collaboration
with the Egyptian PA, on 13th of October 2002. It is dedicated to the
equality of genders, as stipulated by Art. 2 of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights ("Everyone is entitled to all the rights
and freedom set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any
kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or
other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other
status"...).

See below the stamps issued by the UN in 1989, and
dedicated to the Art. 2 of the Declaration. They
feature V. Kandinsky's work "Study for 'Composition II'", whose
significance is less obvious than that of the sheet presented above by
the SNA.

The SNA sheet can be found in all good philatelic
businesses worldwide. Print run: 1,000,000 pieces.